A comparison on effectiveness of training cognitive self-regulation and information technology on the employees’ organizational intelligence in Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance

This study aims to compare the extent of effectiveness of training cognitive self-regulation and information technology on the organizational intelligence of employees in Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. The statistical population consisted of all employees of Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, which were 1050 staff in Tehran according to the statistics office of this ministry in 2017-2018. Given the semi-experimental nature of the research, 60 employees were chosen randomly and after matching based on the criteria of age, gender, and working background, they were assigned into three 20-indivudal groups. The first group was trained information technology(According to Bayir & Keser, 2009, the electronic government and computer for all(, while the second group was trained cognitive self-regulation(According to the sociological cognitive theory of Bandura, 1993), with the control group receiving no training. The experimental and control groups responded to Albrecht organizational intelligence questionnaire (2003). For data analysis, correlated t-test and covariance analyses were used. The data were analyzed by SPSS 22. The research findings suggested that the difference between the experimental groups and the control group is significant at 0.001 level. This means that both educational methods for training information technology and cognitive self-regulation have caused enhanced organizational intelligence, while no significant difference was observed between the experimental groups (p>0.05). This, suggests that both trainings have had the same effectiveness on organization intelligence

Presenting the Course of Community Dentistry as Problem Based Learning Workshop and Comparing It to Learning through Lecture

Introduction: Nowadays, the attitudinal aspect of community dentistry course and the way in which this course is taught is critically important. The aim of this study is to compare the presentation of theoretical community dentistry course through workshops using PBL method with that of contemporary method of lecture. Methods: In this quasi experimental study, 64 dental students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences who took the course of community dentistry in second semester of academic year of 2006-2007 were entered into the survey through census. They were randomly allocated into two groups of experiment and control each including thirty two. The course of community dentistry was taught to control group through traditional method in 17 lecturing sessions meanwhile this course was instructed to experiment group through problem based learning method. A questionnaire was used for gathering data. Data was analyzed by SPSS software using descriptive statistics and Chi². Results: The improvement in attitude of PBL group was significant in contrast with that of traditional method group. In post-test, the mean score of knowledge and attitude of the group attending in workshop was higher than that of traditional group but the difference was not statistically significant. The mean score of satisfaction and transferring educational concepts was significantly higher in the group attending in workshop. Eighty one percent of the workshop attendees were satisfied with the method employed in the course. Conclusion: The new method of education has been successful in its achievements as forming a positive atti-tude in students and making them eager for community dentistry issues

Periodontal Health in Mothers of Preterm and Term Infants

SummaryObjectiveRecent studies have suggested that chronic periodontitis may induce an inflammatory response which can cause premature delivery. This study was designed to assess the association between periodontal health and preterm labor in Iranian female population.Materials and MethodsIn this case-control study, 201 pregnant women without systemic disease or other risk factors for preterm labor were chosen. The control group (n = 99) had term labor (infants 3 37 weeks) and the case group (n = 102) had preterm labor (infants < 37 weeks). Bleeding index, pocket depth and debris index were measured.ResultsThe data of bleeding index (cases, 0.64 ± 0.38; controls, 0.57 ± 0.35), probing depth (cases, 2.80 ± 0.30; controls, 1.63 ± 0.23) and debris index (cases, 1.38 ± 0.67; controls, 0.81 ± 0.38) revealed a statistically significant difference between the two groups (p < 0.05).ConclusionAccording to the findings of this study, there is a noticeable relationship between periodontal health and duration of pregnancy; periodontal disease could be a risk factor for preterm labor. Oral hygiene is strongly recommended to be included in prenatal care

The relationships of spiritual health, pregnancy worries and stress and perceived social support with childbirth fear and experience: A path analysis.

BackgroundGiven maternal health is a major health indicator, the present research aimed at determining the causal relationships of spiritual health, worries, stress and perceived social support with the fear and experience of childbirth in pregnant women.MethodsThe present longitudinal prospective research recruited 352 pregnant women presenting to selected health centers in Qazvin, Iran in 2021. The data were collected using the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire-2 (CEQ-2), the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (W-DEQ), the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), the Persian version of the Pregnancy Worries and Stress Questionnaire (PWSQ), the Spiritual Health Questionnaire, the Socioeconomic Status (SES) questionnaire and a sociodemographic checklist, and were analyzed in SPSS-25 and Lisrel-8.8.ResultsThe mean age of the participants was 28.1±6.8 years. According to the results of the path analysis, among the variables related to fear of childbirth, childbirth experience (B = -0.37, CI:-0.44;-0.22) in the direct path and perceived social support (B = -0.51, CI:-0.58;-0.43) in both direct and indirect paths demonstrated the most significant negative relationship. Among the variables related to childbirth experience, pregnancy worries and stress had a negative causal relationship (B = -0.06, CI:-0.079;-0.043) in the direct path, spiritual health showed the highest significant positive relationship (B = 0.01, CI: 0.008; 0.012) in the indirect path, and perceived social support (B = 0.112, CI: 0.092; 0.131) and the number of children (B = 0.32,CI: 0.30; 0.34) demonstrated the highest significant positive relationship in both direct and indirect paths. In other words, childbirth experience becomes more desirable as spiritual health, social support, and the number of children increases, and it becomes less desirable as pregnancy worries and stress rise.ConclusionAccording to the present findings, various psychological, social, and spiritual factors are associated with childbirth fear and experience. It is thus necessary to utilize appropriate methods and promote training and support to reduce the adverse outcomes of childbirth